Citroën ë-C3 Aircross vs MG ZS EV

The MG ZS EV costs £8,380 more than the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross. For that premium it adds 83 miles more WLTP range, 32 kW more power and a 4.5s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross comes out ahead overall.

The Citroën ë-C3 Aircross is £8,380 cheaper to buy. The Citroën ë-C3 Aircross is cheaper to charge, roughly £160 a year versus £192 for the MG ZS EV, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross comes out roughly £8,540 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 158 miles for the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross and 199 miles for the MG ZS EV - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG ZS EV goes roughly 40 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 26 minutes in the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross and 36 in the MG ZS EV, so the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross loses less time at each stop. So the MG ZS EV stops less often while the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The MG ZS EV is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 41 mm narrower than the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 591 mm of total clearance for the MG ZS EV and about 550 mm of total clearance for the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Citroën ë-C3 Aircross and 90% for the MG ZS EV. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. The Citroën ë-C3 Aircross's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the MG ZS EV's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. The Citroën ë-C3 Aircross has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the MG ZS EV.